RTX Received $1.15 Billion Contract From US Air Force for AMRAAM Configuration

Specifications:

Name:

RTX Received $1.15 Billion Contract From US Air Force for AMRAAM Configuration

Location:

USA

Company:

RTX

Estimated Cost:

$1.15 Billion

Source:

https://www.rtx.com/

Introduction:

RTX was awarded a $1.15 billion contract for AIM-120 D-3 and C-8 AMRAAM® missiles from US Air Force.

Features:

This is the largest AMRAAM missile contract to date and the fifth production lot of the highly advanced missiles developed under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh, also known as F3R, which updates both the missile's hardware and allows for Agile software upgrades.

In addition to providing missiles to both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, the contract also supplies AMRAAM all-up-rounds and/or spares to 18 countries, including Ukraine, extending the production line for both the U.S. and Allied partners.

Under the F3R program, engineers used model-based systems engineering initiatives and other digital technologies to upgrade multiple circuit cards and other hardware in the guidance section of the missile and to re-host legacy software in the AIM-120 D-3 and AIM-120 C-8 AMRAAMs.